Calliotropis ceratophora

Calliotropis ceratophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Seguenzioidea
Family:Calliotropidae
Genus:Calliotropis
Species: C. ceratophora
Binomial name
Calliotropis ceratophora
(Dall, 1896) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathybembix ceratophora (Dall, 1896)
  • Calliotropis (Solaricida) ceratophora (Dall, W.H., 1906)
  • Solariella ceratophora Dall, 1896 (original combination)

Calliotropis ceratophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off North and Central America.

References

  1. ↑ W.H. Dall, Diagnoses of new species of Mollusks from the West Coast of America; Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum xviii, 1895, pp. 7-20.
  2. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliotropis ceratophora (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592778 on 2013-04-14


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